Geographical Locations - Burkina Faso

• (Statistical) Number of Inhabitants per Doctor: 33,333
• CIA World Factbook : Burkina Faso

Organisations and Networks

UN and Multinational

• WHO
  - WHO Country Profile - Burkina Faso
  - WHO - Tobacco Control: Country Profile - Burkina Faso
  - WHO - Environmental Burden of Disease: Country Profile – Burkina Faso
  - WHO - Malaria Country Profile - Burkina Faso
• WHO Regional Office Africa
  The World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa is located in Brazzaville, Congo
• Centre d'Information des Nations Unies pour le Burkina Faso, le Mali, le Niger et le Tchad
  This is the homepage of the Information Centre of the United Nations for Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Chad
• UNDP - Burkina Faso
  This page outlines the United Nations Development Programmes programmes in Burkina Faso - site is in French

Government

• Ministere de la Sante Burkina Faso
  The homepage of the Burkina Faso Ministry of Health - site in French
• Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique
  The Burkina Faso National Centre for Scientific and Technological Research
• Premier Ministere Burkina Faso
  The Burkina Faso Prime Minister's Office - site in French

Non-Government

• CCISD - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Santé et Développement
  The CCISD is an international aid organisation based in Canada. It aims to contribute to improving the health of disadvantaged communities by building capacity in both the health sector and among the community groups involved. The organisation's projects in Burkina Faso include:
  - Prevention and treatment of STIs in Gold Washers and People Living/Working near Gold-bearing sites PAPSIFER
  - Prevention and treatment of STIs in Commercial Sex Workers and their clients PAPSIDER
• Centre Regional pour l'Eau Potable et l'Assainissement a Faible Cout
  This centre focuses on improving the effectiveness of investment in clean drinking water in the region. It supports the development of low cost technologies and encourages a participatory approach to decision making. The Centre is located in Ouafadougou, Burkina Faso. Site in French
• Freedom from Hunger
  Freedom From Hunger's Burkina Faso Virtual Tour provides information on the political and health situation in the country as well as details of FFH's programmes in Burkina Faso.
• Green Cross
  The mission of Green Cross International is to help ensure a just, sustainable and secure future for all by fostering a value shift and cultivating a new sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility in humanity’s relationship with nature. The Burkina Faso office concentrates on environmental training and organization of national environmental seminars and workshops.
• MSF - Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders
  This site outlines Médecins Sans Frontières' projects in Burkina Faso as well as providing information on the health situtation throughout West Africa.
• ORSTOM : Research Work on AIDS in Burkina Faso
  This site contains information on AIDS research programmes in Burkina Faso, including a bibliography on HIV infection and AIDS in Burkina Faso 1986-1996.

Academic Institutions

• Centre de Recherche en Anthropologie Sociale et Culturelle
  The Centre for Social Anthropology and Culture is a national research centre under the aegis of the Ministry for Higher Education and Scientific Research. Its primary mission is to undertake fundamental and applied research in Social Anthropology and Culture in connection with the needs for the national development. Site is in French.

National Policy and Related Documents

• Burkina Faso Public Health Code
  Published by WHO Afro, this document outlines the Burkina Faso Public Health Code.
• Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
  This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) was prepared in 2000 by the Burkina Faso Government in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF. It describes the country's macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction.

Reports, Guidelines, and Projects

• Monitoring compliance with the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes in west Africa: Multisite cross sectional survey in Togo and Burkina Faso
  Objectives: To monitor compliance with the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes in health systems, sales outlets, distribution points, and the news media in Togo and Burkina Faso, west Africa. Design: Multisite cross sectional survey. Participants: Staff at 43 health facilities and 66 sales outlets and distribution points, 186 health providers, and 105 mothers of infants aged <5 months in 16 cities. Results: Six (14%) health facilities had received donations of breast milk substitutes. All donations were being given to mothers free of charge. Health providers in five (12%) health facilities had received free samples of breast milk substitutes for purposes other than professional research or evaluation. Health professionals in five (12%) health facilities had received promotional gifts from manufacturers. Promotional materials of commercial breast milk substitutes were found in seven (16%) health facilities. Special displays to market commercial breast milk substitutes were found in 29 (44%) sales and distribution points. Forty commercial breast milk substitutes violated the labelling standards of the code: 21 were manufactured by Danone, 11 by Nestlé, and eight by other national and international manufacturers. Most (148, 90%) health providers had never heard of the code, and 66 mothers (63%) had never received any counselling on breast feeding by their health providers. Conclusion: In west Africa manufacturers are violating the code of marketing of breast milk substitutes. Comparable levels of code violations are observed with (Burkina Faso) or without (Togo) regulating legislation. Legislation must be accompanied by effective information, training, and monitoring systems to ensure that healthcare providers and manufacturers comply with evidence based practice and the code. [author abstract] [BMJ, Volume 326, 18 January 2003, pp.127-132]
• Rapport UNGASS 2008 du Burkina Faso – suivi de la Déclaration d’Engagement sur le VIH/SIDA
  "L’épidémie du VIH au Burkina Faso est de type généralisée. Sur la base de la sérosurveillance sentinelle, la prévalence est estimée à 2,7% en 2006. La tendance générale est à la stabilisation depuis 2005. Cependant la prévalence reste élevée au sein de certains groupes spécifiques tels que les professionnelles du sexe et leurs clients avec respectivement 16,3% et 1,6% en 2005, selon l’Enquête de prévalence IST/HIV et des comportements sexuels auprès des travailleuses de sexe et leurs clients à Ouagadougou, Burkina, juin 2006. Au plan géographique les agglomérations urbaines ont une plus forte prévalence que les zones rurales soit 3,8% et 1% en 2006. La prévalence la plus élevée en 2006 reste celle de la capitale Ougadougou avec 5,9%."

Educational Resources

• CDC Information for Travelers to West Africa
  This site from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information on the health situation for travellers to West Africa. It includes current travel notices, information on diseases found in West Africa and recommends vaccines and preventive medication.
• Demographic and Health Surveys
  This site provided by Measure DHS provides data to monitor and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs in Burkina Faso. It includes national and sub-national data on family planning, maternal and child health, child survival, HIV/AIDS/sexually transmitted infections (STIs), infectious diseases, reproductive health and nutrition.
• SCIRUS - Burkina Faso Health
  Scirus is a comprehensive science-specific internet search engine. This site provides references and links to hundreds of articles focusing on health in Burkina Faso.
• UNAIDS/WHO Epidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV and AIDS: Core data on epidemiology and response – 2008 update – Burkina Faso
  Number of people living with HIV: 130 000; Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate: 1.6%; Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV: 120 000; Women aged 15 and up living with HIV: 61 000; Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV: 10 000; Deaths due to AIDS: 9 200; Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17: 100 000